Tag: Ignatius

Missing Church for the Coronavirus

During the Roman Empire Christians had to decide if God was first in their lives (Mk. 12:30).  Should they attend worship services knowing if they did, they could ultimately die?  Knowing the risk if they got caught, would God permit a reprieve to His command for assembling (Heb. 10:25).  After all, once a new emperor took office the madness would end.  They only needed to hide for a few months or in the worst case, ...

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Timing the Book of Revelation

Timing is everything for the proper interpretation of the book of Revelation. Various theories have developed concerning the interpretation of the book of Revelation that have ignored when it was written or when it concludes. These theories take advantage of the symbolic nature of the book to express ideas that are beyond the scope of the book itself. We are directed to confine ourselves to the things written in the book without adding to it ...

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